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Music Fact: The 70s sounded better than the 80s

July 12, 2015

What was the better decade for music—the 70s or 80s?

Looking for a free summer parlor game to play with anyone, anywhere?

Try the “What decade had better music?” game.

Last weekend, I was enjoying a bit of the grape on my back deck when someone irresponsibly declared the music of the 80s better than the music from the 70s. After consulting with more of the grape, I called upon my tiger-like musical reflexes to settle the argument before it could get out of hand, i.e. me losing.

To secure victory, I announced my list of Top Ten Albums of the 1970s (with honorable mentions):

“Rumours”—Fleetwood Mac

“Born to Run”—Bruce Springsteen

“Who’s Next”—The Who

“Songs in the Key of Life”—Stevie Wonder

“Sweet Baby James”—James Taylor

“Some Girls”—The Rolling Stones

“Aja”—Steely Dan

“Innervisions”—Stevie Wonder

“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”—Elton John

“Blood on the Tracks”—Bob Dylan

Honorable mentions: “Let it Be”—The Beatles, “Chicago Transit Authority”—Chicago, “Tapestry”—Carole King, “Eat a Peach”—Allman Brothers, “Turnstiles”—Billy Joel, “Off the Wall”—Michael Jackson, “Court and Spark”—Joni Mitchell, “More Songs About Buildings and Food”—Talking Heads. (And pick any 1970s Led Zeppelin or Al Green album of your choice.)

So, what we were arguing about again? How the 1980s had better music?

Prove it. Write me; I promise to be open-minded unless it looks like I’m losing.